The Mets enter a critical four game game series tonight with the Nationals if they want to make it to .500 or better by the end of the season. Last night the Mets completed the sweep against the Rockies and put themselves only 4 games away from the .500 mark. Bartolo Colon will look to make this happen for the Amazin’s as he squares off against Tanner Roark.
Bartolo Colon is 13-11 over 27 starts and 179.2 innings with a 3.96 ERA. Colon rebounded after his poor start against Philly by pitching 7.0 innings allowing 2 ER in his last start. He is 1-2 over three starts against the Nationals this year allowing 7 runs, 6 earned over 21.0 innings with a 2.57 ERA. The Nationals have the following numbers against Colon:
- Span 0-10
- Cabrera 1-11, 2B
- Rendon 2-10
- Desmond 4-9, 2 HR
- LaRoche 2-7, 2 2B
- Harper 0-5
- Ramos 2-6, 2B
Tanner Roark is 12-10 this season over 28 starts and a 2.97 ERA while pitching 179.0 innings. In his last two starts he has pitched 12.1 innings allowing 7 ER and striking out 12 batters. He is 2-0 over two games against the Mets this season allowing 4 ER over 11.0 innings while striking out 9 batters. The Mets have the following numbers against Roark:
- Murphy 3-9, 2B
- E Young 3-10, 2B
- Duda 2-9
- Lagares 1-5, 2B
- Tejada 1-7
- Granderson 2-5, 2 2B
Lets Go Mets!
